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January 15, 2019
Statement on AHA/FAH/ASHP Study on Drug Shortages
By Blair Childs, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Premier As the national leader in combating drug price increases and drug shortages, we applaud...
January 11, 2019
Premier Offers Solutions to FDA to Eliminate Drug Shortages
Premier provided input to the Food and Drug Administration on the underlying systemic causes of drug shortages and recommendations for actions to prevent or...
December 21, 2018
Statement on the Final Medicare Shared Savings Program Redesign
While CMS finalized some improvements to the Medicare Shared Savings Program, the Premier healthcare alliance is extremely concerned that these are overshadowed by unrealistic expectations.
December 06, 2018
Statement on the Framework for FDA’s Real World Evidence Program
Premier wholeheartedly applauds the FDA’s recognition of the importance of gathering real-world evidence to gain insight into safety, efficacy, patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness of drugs...
November 16, 2018
Premier Comments on Medicare Regulatory Provisions to Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction
Premier responds to CMS’ proposals to resolve redundancies in the Medicare program by reducing unnecessary regulatory burdens and costs for providers.
November 02, 2018
Premier Statement on the CY 2019 OPPS Final Rule
By Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs, Premier The administration’s decision to pay physician fee schedule rates, instead of outpatient rates, for...
November 01, 2018
Premier Statement on the Home Health Final Rule
We are extremely disappointed that CMS is moving forward with its proposal in the final home health rule.
November 01, 2018
Premier Statement on the Medicare Shared Savings Program Provisions Included in the CY 2019 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule
By Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs, Premier Premier is encouraged that CMS has finalized a voluntary six-month extension for existing ACOs...
October 26, 2018
Premier Calls for Reforms to Stark Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP
Premier responds to CMS's RFI on the Stark Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements Civil Monetary Penalties.
October 17, 2018
Premier Comments on ONC’s Request for Information on the EHR Reporting Program
Premier submitted comments in response to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) RFI on the EHR Reporting Program. The...
October 16, 2018
Premier Comments on the Medicare Shared Savings Program Proposed Rule
Premier submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Pathways to Success proposed rule, recommending changes to...
October 12, 2018
Premier Statement on NAM report: Procuring Interoperability
-By Blair Childs, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs, Premier Inc Members of Premier commend the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) for taking an...
October 09, 2018
Premier Statement on Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Advanced Model Participants
Premier commends the 1,299 entities that are joining the CMS Innovation Center’s Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced Model.
October 04, 2018
Premier Statement on the SUPPORT Act
Premier and its members are proud to endorse the SUPPORT for Patients Communities Act passed by the Senate and sent to the President for signature.
October 02, 2018
Premier Statement on FDA Action to Address the Use of Citizen Petitions to Delay Market Competition of Generics and Biosimilars
Members of Premier applaud the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for releasing revised draft guidance on the use of citizen petitions to delay the...
October 01, 2018
Premier Statement on ONC’s Blog Post Focused on Health Data and Interoperability
While it’s promising that many app developers appear to be coalescing around developing consumer apps using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) and standard in health...
September 28, 2018
Premier Statement on the Importance of Enacting Reforms to 42 CFR Part 2
Premier and its members are extremely disappointed that the final compromise package (H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients Communities Act) addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic...
September 26, 2018
Premier Statement on Congressional Action on Pharmacy Gag Clause Legislation (S. 2553 and S. 2554)
The Premier healthcare alliance and its members applaud the House of Representatives for advancing legislation that will help lower the cost of prescription drugs...
September 25, 2018
Premier Statement on Commitment to the CDC’s AMR Challenge
Premier is pleased to announce its commitment to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Antibiotic Resistance (AMR) Challenge.
September 24, 2018
Premier Comments on CY19 Medicare Outpatient Payment Proposed Rule
Premier submitted comments on the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system CY19 proposed rule, offering recommendations in regards to CMS’s proposed policies on 340B drug...
September 21, 2018
Premier Comments on FDA Biosimilars Action Plan
Premier offers recommendations in response to FDA’s Biosimilars Action Plan to encourage adoption of biosimilars and promote a competitive biosimilar marketplace.
